In Midland City, monsters don't hide in the dark. They govern from it.

John Wonder is a black-hat Warden?a lone lawman standing between civilization and the things that wear human faces a little too well. His badge carries sovereign authority. His Springfield carries everything else.

When children begin vanishing across Texas, the only clues left behind are impossible crime scenes and bodies twisted into something that shouldn't exist. Every lead pulls John deeper into a conspiracy that stretches far beyond street gangs, fairy-tale cults, or corporate greed.

Something ancient is stirring beneath Midland City.

Something is calling.

As old enemies become uneasy allies and federal agents close in with orders of their own, John finds himself trapped between forces willing to sacrifice an entire city to contain the truth. Worse still, whatever waits in the dark already knows his name.

Now every trail leads toward a nightmare where the line between hunter and prey is disappearing?and if John can't stop what's coming, there won't be enough bullets left in Texas to matter.

The Feds want answers. The darkness wants a host.

John Wonder just wants a reason to draw.